Fiji earthquakes

M4.9 earthquake 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 272 km E of Levuka, Fiji on Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 7:03 AM GMT+12 (19:03 UTC), 530 km (329 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 200 km ENE of Levuka, Fiji. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Tue, Jun 9, 2020, 7:03 AM GMT+12
UTC: 2020-06-08 19:03:31 UTC
Depth: 530.0 km (329.3 mi), deep
Epicenter: 17.864° S, 178.121° W
Region: Fiji
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 10.2 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.03
Depth from: Operator assigned
Station coverage gap: 30°
Stations used: 110

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Labasa, FijiPopulation 27,949. Forecast311 kmESE

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000a7zy (also filed as iscgem618465136). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:20 PM UTC.